I Love Stationary!

Most people that know me - know that I can get a little obsessed with stationary! No boring coloured manillar folders or binders for me! So now tht I am starting this business venture I can actually get the stationary that suits me - not someone else!

So I have been looking online because there isn't much up here although there is one shop but it is all so expensive but then again so is a lot of what i have found too but not to matter!


Have a look at these beauties!
Most have matching items too which just adds to my excitement! The website I found these on is here. The brand is Cavallini. Ahhhhh back to some dreaming...haha!


Hugs to all

What have I been up to...Part 3

Hello once again! I left off last time after announcing that I had been made redundant (did I mention how much I dispise of that word) and so much has happened since then so I will get started!

Every two years Damo's family have a camping trip on the Murray River but this time around we organised to go a little upmarket and treat ourselves to some luxury...we hired out a HUGE houseboat which is the one in the photo above. I had been waiting for 1.5 years for this and it was well worth it! 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 10 person hot tub, deck chairs for all, kitchen upstairs and downstairs! Magnificent! The weather was spectacular too - sun out no rain for the 7 days! Apart from this wonderful holiday there were other things that needed to be accomplished whilst we were over East.....organising Our Wedding! In a week we managed to find his ring, my dress (ordered), my bridesmaid's dresses, our venue, our photographer, hair and makeup...Keep thinking I have missed something but either way thats alot don't you think?!

Before heading home we had a few nights in the beautiful Melbourne so shopping and lots of eating and drinking followed!! Then it was home and back to reality....what about a job!

Whilst this had been going on I had already been contacted by several people in the industry to see if I was looking to do work for them etc but as tempting as that was the offers were not taking a step forward but back and I wanted forward! One call stood out from all of them but it was both a scary and exciting proposition....it was to start my own business! It was as if it all happened for a reason but I knew not to rush I had to weigh everything up and after lots of meetings, stressing, doing the numbers etc I have decided to do it! Damo has been wonderful throughout the process and continues to support my crazy ways!

So that is why I was away for the past two weeks it was induction to the dealer group I am going through for my license and right now I am in my office (working from home) and my business is Think Future Financial Management! See happy endings are always the best - but you can also see why I havent really been around very much in blogland or been able to do anything creative! I hope to make more time now!

I will be back tonight or tomorrow morning with my post for Makeesha's Inkspiration Challenge!

Hugs to all!

What have I been up to...Part 2

Whilst I was in New Zealand I took time out to relax (even though we had that BUSY schedule) to think about what I do and where I want to be with my career etc because living up here there is money to be made in other industries even in Administration if I wanted too but I really didn't want to go back to that after putting so much time and effort into studying for Financial Planning. I had even considered starting my own business up here and cutting ties with the firm I work for over East. Then it moved on to other elements like getting married and children.

Well, I didn't have to think too much more about the work part because when I got home I was informed on my first day back at work that my position was being made redundant - I finished at the end of that week! Yes this is the company that had just paid for me to go to NZ but this was an unexpected matter and I was not the only one that lost their job. In a way now that I look back on that it was the best thing to happen because it made me have to make a decision not dwell on the pros and cons of every situation which is what I can get caught up in. To provide some further insight where I live there are not many work opportunities for what I am trained in and what I am very passionate about so it really was my first wake up call for me living up here and what that was going to mean for me. Jobs are not hard to find here which I have to be very thankful for but there was still that feeling in my stomach that I was going to have to give up something that I had worked so hard towards.

I do have a photo for up on here but I have no access to my main drive as it is backing up and I wanted to make sure I got Part 2 up before I have to head to Sydney for a week and then Perth. I will be back with the rest of the story on my return and hopefully this time with some more photos and layouts!

Heaps of Hugs

Never Fear I Am Still Here!

It has been so long since I have posted and to make this even worse I have not been busy with cards or layouts in this long hiatus from Blog World! BUT lots of other exciting things have been happening and I will have these coming up for you in the next week or so - so please stay tuned! I have to say though - it has been hard catching up on other blogs reading pages and pages of posts but it has also been fun! Lots of ideas for projects to complete and post for you!

I will post again soon!
Heaps of Hugs
Rach

A Long Awaited Return

Hello everyone and I hope that you are all having a great start to 2010! It has been a while since I have been on here and updated you all with what has been happening - to tell you the truth I have had quite a bit on and haven't really gotten back into the swing of things in creative terms! Since my last post we went to Coral Bay for a couple of days over the Christmas break - it was absolutley beautiful as I expected. It was great to get away and just relax, go snorkelling, walks along the beach and we also went on a sunset Quad Bike tour (so much fun). Here is a picture of the boat ramp area of Coral Bay...yes the water is that colour! More on this once the scrapbook pages are finished!

I then had to go away for work in January - only for a week though but any travel from here takes a while so it seems like it is forever - the best part was I could shop for some crafting goodies to bring back with me. Then it was catch up until February came along work wise! The begining of February though is my parents wedding anniversary and this year they celebrated 30 years. I made a card for them and I am very happy with this one as it was one of the first I had made in a while! Here it is:

I have been trying to get back into the swing of challenges and I try to get some done and then miss the cut off or something else comes up so once I get back from my next trip away I will endevour to do just that! Another trip I here you say...yes this week Damo and I leave for New Zealand for 2 weeks. For 5 of those days it is my works conference so that is not all that exciting but it will be once the conference is over. I am looking forward so much for cooler weather...trust me you do miss it after 12 months of heat and no rain!

So there are lots of plans and plenty to do - 2010 is going to be very busy for us and I cant wait - but I will make sure that I keep everyone up to date! Here is one last card I have done lately...not overly happy with it but I will share anyway!

Thanks for stopping by and Hugs to all of you!

Merry Christmas!

Hi everyone!
MERRY CHRISTMAS! I know that I am late but we kind of made a pact where we wouldnt go on the computers over the break! I was spoilt and I hope that everyone had a great time with their families or like us with there friends!
We also had a couple of days in Coral Bay which was absolutely beautiful - we havent been theere before but plan on going back more often...so relaxing and great to unwind!
Talk to you all again soon!
Rach

A Thankyou and Some News

Apart from my two parcels that I received yesterday I also got an envelope all the way from Morocco - my gift had arrived (beautiful postcard set) and I was so happy to also receive a card from Tina - also know as Travelingmama http://travelingmama.net/! So a big thankyou Tina - you absolutley made my day! Sending you hugs from Australia!

Now speaking of Travelingmama - you may also recall my previous post about her family helping schools and children in Morocco - it now has a name He{art} for Morocco and after having a look this morning over at her blog she has announced that Digiments has come on board to help by donating 50% of sales - you can read all about it here - http://digiments.blogspot.com/2009/09/release-week-begins-stamping-for-cause_21.html

They also have a challenge going on for those of you that love challenges!

Hope that you all have a great day!

New Goodies to Play With!

Well I have finally received two of my parcels yesterday afternoon and just like a little kid I was ripping them open to see what was inside. I was meant to be getting ready to go out for dinner with Damo but instead he was forced to see everything that I got....haha...not to worry we did get to dinner!

Thought I would put a picture together of some of my new goodies - there is a bit of a mixture but that is just me all over! New paper, embelishments and stamps that I can't wait to play with!

Some Small Changes...

Well I have made some changes to my blog in order to beautify it a little! More will come and then I might decide to just change it all again....haha!

I have been trying to get more layouts done and participate in some challenges but I have just had so much "work" to do over the past couple of weeks....but today I will have some more posts I feel as I am dedicating some time to creating!

Spring has arrived!

Although we barely have winter where I am, I still love spring! The flowers are starting to come back out and I have my first ones on my frangipani tree out the back. This is a time when I start to go a bit mad with taking photos of trees, plants and flowers! It's all about a new fresh begining for me. I also start to use a lot more colour in everything!
Spring brings with it the end of the better weather as it gets very hot up here from October and with summer comes cyclone season and 40+ degree weather.
I hope to be back soon with some scrapbook pages I have been working on...